Turner and ejector for ovens



Api-L `21,'1936. s. M. HAwEs I TURNER AND JECTOR FOR OVENS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 24, 1935 J A INVENToR b [f5/m if v//zm 'as' BY W ATTORNEYS April 21', 1936. s. M. HAwEs TURNER AND EJECTORFOR OVENS Filed oct. 24, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l INVENTQR 115m/ Y/fc/u/es A'r'roRNEYs Patented Apr. 21, 1936 UNITED STAT-.Es

PATENT oFFIcE TURNER AND EJEoToR. Fon ovENs Susan M. Hawes, Morristown, N, J. Application october 24, 1s35,'seria1No.4`s,5s1

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a turning and ejecting device for cakes, bread and other articles baked in gas-heated or other forms of stoves, anv

'resilient support ready for removal.

A` ifurther object of the invention is to provide I an apparatus for stoves heated by gas or other medium, wherein cakes and other articles may be dumped properly on a support, and, at the same time, the door of the oven opened.

In the `accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the oven part of a stove provided with a dumping and ejecting apparatus embodying the invention; A

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but with the parts shown in their dumping position;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1` approximately on the line 3-3 While lthe device has been illustrated in respect to gas-heated ovens, it might be used with .an electrically-heated oven or ovens heated in some other manner.

As illustrated in Figure 3, there is provided a valve I in a supply pipe 2. The section 3 of the supply pipe 2 leads into the burner used in the stove and, therefore, whenever the valve I is lturned off the supply of gas tothe burner will also be turned off. It will be understood that the stove 4 may be oi any desired make and with a burner of any desired kind supplied with gas from the pipe 2, the constructionrpf the stove forming no part of the present invention except in combination.

As illustrated in Figure 1, there vare provided means which form an oven 5, said oven including a door 6 hingedly mounted at I Arranged within the oven 5 is a support .8 w ich is hinged at 9, 'said support having a hook en I0. 'Ihe support 8 could be arranged at any des red height and made of any desired size, but must be made of the proper size and position so that it may readily swing downwardly when released. A reciproeating abutment II acts normally to hold the support Ily in an elevated position, said abutmei .t underlying normally an extension I2 on the sul port 8. If desired there could be an abutment I I on each side of the yoven though ordinarily one is sufficient. As illustrated in Figure 3, the abutment II lis merely a flat metal member projectling through the wall of the oven 5 and formed with an aperture I3 through which end |401 bell crank lever I 5 extends. When the bell crank lever I5, is moved in one direction the abutment l III will be pulled from beneath the extension I 2 5 whereupon the support 8 will be released and allowed to swingdownwardly to the dot-anddash position shown in Figure 1.

From Figure 1, it will be seen that along with the support 8 there must bev provided a special 10 pan `I6 for the cake, bread, or the like I6. This special pan` has a protruding edge I'I adapted to project 'into the hollow part of thehook I0, also a thickened portion I8 is provided so as to presentan overbalancing Weight at this part of the 15 pan. When cake, bread, or other articles, are to be baked they are placed in tthe pani I6 and then moved upwardly to the position shown in Flgme 1. After being inoved to this position, the

abutment Il is allowed to move beneath the ex- 20 tension I2, the same having beenheld manually out of operative position.A As the cake swings upwardly to the, position shown in Figure 1, it is penetrated substantially centrally by a tube 38.'v 'I'his tube is closedl at the lower end and rigidly 25 secured to the upper part of the stoven Ordinarily, this tube is comparatively small, as,K for instance, about one-fourth inch in diameter. A thermostatic member 39 has one end secured to the closed end` of tube 38 and the other secured 30 to a rod 40 which extends rather loosely through the plate 4I. A lever 42 pivotally mounted at 43 is pivotally connected at 44 to rod 4U so as to be rocked back and forth as rod 40 moves. A

bellcrank lever 45 is pivotally mounted at 46 on 35 ture in abutment II which is slidingly mounted 40 in the side wall of the oven. When the thermothe position shown in Figure 3 and when a new cake or loaf of bread is to be baked it is necesl sary to grasp the end 50 of lever V45 and pull the 45 same so Athat' abutment I'I will be vpulled out o1' the way of extension I2. After'number 8 and vassociated parts have been raised lever 45 is relieved and it will automatically force the abutment I I to the supporting position shown in Fig- 50 ure 3. 'I'he heat is then turned on and the cake is left to bake. Usually, the'center of the cake bakes last and consequently the tube 38 is so positioned that it will cause the thermostat 38 to take a -position centrally of cake during a 55 baking operation and consequently the thermostat will be heated last. When the` thermostat has been heated until the temperature has raised to a certain set point the thermostat -will expand and move push rod 40 which will transmit 00 stat 39 is cold the parts are held substantially in motion eventually to abutment I I for withdrawing the same whereupon the cake, support 8, and associated parts will be allowed to drop down and the cake allowed to be dumped. As member 22 is forced downward to the position shown in Figure 2 the extension 22 strikes the door 6 and opens the same. As the pan and associated parts swing downwardly they will strike the spring I9,

which spring will cushion this downward move-- ment but will allow the pan to move downwardly far enough to permit it to be overbalanced and to swing automatically to the position shown in Figure 2. As the pan swings to the position shown in Figure 2, the lprotrudinglugs 20^ and 2l will strike the offset abutments or stops 20 and 2l. This will give the pan a slight jar which is sufiicient only to loosen the cake, bread, or the like, whereby the same may fall out of the pan. This falling action is very slight as the .bread usually is contacting with the slotted support 22. The slotted support 22 is supported by springs 23 and 24 wound around the extensions 25 and 26 which project through supports 21 and 28. As the support 22 swings -downwardly it will wind the springs 23 and 24 and this resistance will become greater and greater until the parts finally assume the position shown in' Figure 2. In this way, 'the article will be dumped without any great jar or disturbance.

At the same time that the pan and associated parts swing downwardly and are then dumped, theextension 22 of support 22 will strike door 6 and thereby cause the door to swing to thev open position as shown in Figure 2. Preferably, there are provided two retaining bars 29 for preventing the door from swinging downwardly too far. Each of these rods is pivotally connected with a post 30 on the door and slidingly extend y.through a post 3| on one of the walls of the oven 5. A spring 32 surrounds each of the rods 29 with one end bearing against an enlarged head 33 and the other end against the post 3|, whereby there will be provided 4a cushioning effect to the door as it moves downwardly. The door is normally held closed by friction. By reason of this structure, a'person may place an article to be baked in the oven and set the -various parts and leave for an indefinite time. When the cake or other article has properly baked the parts will automatically function to open the door 6 and permit tle baked article to swing downwardly and be dumped as shown in Figure 2. After the article has been dumped, the person using the stove may at some convenient time remove the cake orother article.

1." In combination an oven, a pan-receiving support hingedly mounted on the wall of said oven,

an abutment for normally holding the supportV in an elevated position, a pan normally carried by said pan-receiving support, said pan-receiving support and said pan beingformed with norarticle when said pan-receiving support is supported by said abutment, said thermostat when functioning acting to actuate said means for releasing said abutment.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of an oven having a hingedly-mounted door, a swinging plate for automatically opening said door, a. gravity actuated pan support hingedly mounted on the wall of said oven,"an article-carrying pan carried by said support, thermostatically controlled abutment for holding said support in an elevated position, a thermostat carried by said oven positioned to project into substantially the center of said article when the article is in baking position, said thermostat whenfunctioning acting to cause said means to move away from said support so as to release the supp0rt, a pair of stationary stops below said sup- `port, said swinging plate being arranged adjacent said stops, and adapted to open said door when swung downwardly, the pan on said support when falling therefrom being engaged byv said stationary stops while the material in the pan will continuel to move on to said spring held plate for swinging the same downwardly.

3. In a device of the character described the combination with an oven having a hingedly mounted door, a gravity actuated support hingedly mounted on the wall of said oven, a hook edge` opposite the hinge mounting thereof, a pan for receiving an article to be baked, said pan being adapted to rest on said support, said pan having a projecting` flange fitting into said hook edge, whereby when said support swings downwardly and the panis overbalanced it will. swing in the ,arc of a circle using the said flange as a pivotal point, stationary abutments positioned to engage the edg'e of said pan for `stopping its swinging movement when almost inverted, a pivotally mounted spring held plate arranged immediately below said support for receiving and lowering the article from said pan, said spring held plate being positioned so that when it is swung by the weight of said article it will strike said door and cause the same to swing open, a'

movable member for normally supporting said support. mechanism for `moving said member for releasing said support, and a thermostat for actuv ating said mechanism, said thermostat being carried by said oven and positioned to project substantially into the center of the article being baked so that it will function when the center 'of said article has reached a certain temperature.

4. In a device of the character described; the

' combination with an oven, a pan support hingedly'mounted on the wall of said oven, said support opposite the hinge mounting being provided with a hook shaped edge, a pan having a iiange fitting into said edge and a weight adjacent said flange, an abutment arranged adjacent said hook shaped edge for holding the hinged support in an elevated horizontal position, said 'support and the pan carried thereby being adapted to swing downwardlywhen the abutment is removed, said downward swinging movement causing the support to assume an almost vertical position and the pan to swing in an opposite direction with said flange as a pivotal point, means for checking the swinging movement of said pan, and a spring held member for catching anything discharged from said pan.

SUSAN M. HAWES. 

